meal offering
/ˈmiːl ˌɒf(ə)rɪŋ/historical
noun
With reference to ancient Israel: an offering of cereal, especially flour, as opposed to an animal sacrifice.
Origin
Early 18th century. From meal + offering.
- the Devil
- the devil can quote scripture for his purpose
- the devil finds work for idle hands to do
- the devil looks after his own
- the devil's dozen
- the devil's in the detail
- the devil's own ——
- the devil to pay
- the die is cast
- the Digest
- (the) dinkum oil
- the Directory
- the dirty end of the stick
- the dismals
- the dismal science
- the Dispersion
- the distaff side
- the Divine
- the Divinity
- the dizzy heights
- the dog's bollocks
- the dogs of war
- the Dolomites
- the Downs
- the dry heart